Though it seems as if the season came and went, Dad and the oldest took what should be the final two college visits earlier this spring. This trip actually came on the heels of the Titus 2:1 Conference in Washington, D.C., and after I headed home, those two kept traveling north to look at a […]
Senior Year: Rigorous or Relaxed?
There is an amusing wall photo traveling the Facebook circuit right now regarding homeschools. You’ve probably seen it, but the bottom line, so to speak, of the photo is that what actually happens in most homeschools is very different than the perception of outsiders–the neighbors, the government, public school friends, professional teachers, etc. Indeed, I talked […]
More College Visits
As I posted in my highlights for February post, in addition to the busy-ness of home life and homeschool, we are also in full swing with the process of helping our oldest make a decision regarding where she’ll spend the next several years once she leaves our home. You can see our first college visit here. […]
Current Events:1st Crack
In my last post, I shared my youngest’s desire to add current events to her course work, and, to a larger extent, to emulate her brother and sister. She’s completed her current events for 2 weeks now, and her results are well worth capturing. Here is a sample of her summary. “Stitches of Hope” […]
Cancer through a Child’s Eyes
This was a post our youngest daughter wrote on her blog. Two weeks ago we attended the funeral of a dear friend who battled cancer on three different times in the last few years. By way of explanation, during this final bout, the cancer spread from her lymph nodes and through her body, even into the […]